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Latest Brentford vs Chelsea team information

Brentford will be without Fabio Carvalho for the rest of the season after he underwent shoulder surgery.

Josh Dasilva and Igor Thiago continue to be absent with knee injuries, while Aaron Hickey and Gustavo Nunes are still not ready to return to the first team, despite playing 45 minutes for Brentford B against Fleetwood Town at the end of March.

Coach Frank said Rico Henry is likely to return to the squad after recovering well from a hamstring injury.

Midfielder Mathias Jensen is expected to feature on the bench, having recovered from an illness that has seen him miss the last two games.

On Chelsea's side, coach Maresca confirmed that Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia both have new muscle injuries.

Lavia is likely to return against Fofana. Meanwhile, Omari Kellyman is out for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury. Mykhaylo Mudryk is currently suspended after testing positive for a banned substance in December.

Reece James is likely to start after coming on late against Tottenham, while Noni Madueke could also be included in the starting line-up after returning from injury on Thursday.

Brentford vs Chelsea latest expected lineup

Brentford:
Flekken; Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard, Janelt; Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade; Wissa

Chelsea:
Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson

Latest Brentford vs Chelsea football review

Brentford's run of five consecutive away wins was ended against Newcastle United at St James' Park on Wednesday, as they suffered their first away defeat in the Premier League since 2025.

Bryan Mbeumo equalised with a 66th-minute penalty after Alexander Isak opened the scoring in the first half, but Sandro Tonali scored the winner less than 10 minutes later, condemning Brentford to a fourth consecutive defeat at Newcastle.

Although they still have a chance to compete for a European place, Brentford know that they need to produce an impressive series of results in the last 8 rounds if they are to keep their hopes alive, as they are currently ranked 11th and 3 points behind the top half of the table.

After a long trip to the Northeast, Thomas Frank and his team will return to their home ground, Gtech Community Stadium, where they have not won any of their last seven home games in the Premier League, since a 4-2 win over Newcastle in December.

Brentford are also the only team yet to keep a clean sheet at home in the Premier League this season, with their last clean sheet coming in a 0-0 draw with Fulham in May 2024.

Brentford will be determined to improve their defensive weaknesses as they aim for a first home win over Chelsea in 87 years.

Chelsea head into Sunday's game in high spirits, after they beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in Thursday's London derby at Stamford Bridge.

Enzo Fernandez's first Premier League home goal since December secured the win, while Chelsea's Moises Caicedo and Tottenham's Pape Matar Sarr both had goals disallowed after VAR intervention.

A fourth successive win over Tottenham saw Chelsea finish the midweek campaign in fourth place. While a top-five finish could be enough to secure Champions League qualification, Maresca’s side are perhaps more worried about their two-point gap to sixth-placed Newcastle than their one-point advantage over fifth-placed Manchester City.

Despite their fifth consecutive home win, Chelsea have struggled to maintain that form on the road, picking up just two points from their last seven Premier League away trips since a 4-3 win over Tottenham in December.

In fact, Chelsea have lost four consecutive away games in the Premier League. If they continue to lose, they could lose five consecutive away games in the competition for the first time since 2000.

However, despite their poor away form, Chelsea are confident of getting a positive result against Brentford. They have not lost in their last seven trips to Brentford, although the last two have ended in draws.

Latest Brentford vs Chelsea score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Brentford vs Chelseaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Brentford 1-2 Chelsea

• WhoScore:Brentford 2-3 Chelsea
• Our newspaper predicts:Brentford 2-2 Chelsea

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